JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<form id="aform" name="aform" method="POST">
    <input name="chkBox_1" type="checkbox" checked value="1" disabled="disabled" />
    <input id="submitBttn" type="button" value="Submit" onClick='return submitPage();'>
</form>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function(){

    $("input[name^='chkBox_1']").click(function(e){
        e.preventDefault();
    });
    
    $("#submitBttn").click(function(){
        $("input[name^='chkBox_1']").attr("disabled",false);
        $("#aform").submit();
    });
    
});